Awesome Stuff...

Bacon.

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Wangler to Carter 1979 Indiana game.

Woodson's interception against State.

January 1, 1998. I can die a happy man.

I have to completely agree with this:

Walking into the stadium - Every single time you walk in and the light hits you as you exit the tunnel. Awesome.

I visited Michigan Stadium for the first time this year and walking into the stadium as the light hits you and as the greatest stadium in college football grows beneath you, it is in a word, awesome.

Second, I'm going to go with Denard's speech after the game in which he took responsibility for the loss and said that he'd work to make sure he didn't play like that again...I love that kid. 

Henne to Manningham vs. Penn State under the lights in 2005.  Thinking about it gives me chills.

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sixth grade teachers that introduced me to the Michigan  vs Michigan Rivalry

My first trip to AA, walking through the golf course to the stadium and seeing the field for the first time in person.

313 in 1995.

Braylon Edwards' mouthpiece that he's using on MNF.

From the very first strain, it instantly fires me up on game day.   Pretty much every other day, too.

Being able to take my 3 year old daughter to her first Michigan game which coincidentally will be the first night game in the Big House ( on our way to he Big Ten Championship). That will be awesome on so many levels.

barry sanders in tecmo super bowl.

The duties of the first person to wake up on game day include lighting the grill and playing The Victors loud enough to wake everyone else.

...and this

The lyrics to Don't Stop Believin'.

Fresh, clean Ann Arbor air + 
the smell of various meats being scorched over an open flame +
the occasional cigarette/cigar smoke making you remember when you could smoke intermittently and carefree as an undergrad because you didn't have a wife who would chide you or a kid who would probably say something like "daddy's uckie" +
the smell of grass being torn up under the spinning wheels of people trying to park in a front yard.
Probably a couple smells in there I am missing.  But, add them all up and they = game day.

Game days always smell awesome.

Sitting with my brother in the bottom corner of the Rose Bowl, January 1st, 1998 with the only play I could REALLY see the whole game being Charles Woodsen's interception when he jumped what must've been about 8.5 feet into the air right in front of me.  And then....as the game ended....watching the team come roaring off the sidelines and wade directly into our section high-fiving all of us.  The band setting up literaly just a few yards in front of our section and singing the Victors over and over and over in the night air with the thought flooding through my mind "we did it.....we actually DID it"....

Gives me chills even now as I think about it. 

November 22, 1997

for every Michigan home game. The older one started 16 years ago when he was 6 months old and his younger brother when he was 3. They are completely, hopelessly indoctrinated in the lore of all things Michigan. The older one's bedroom is literally maize and blue with posters of the stadium, banners, etc. covering the walls. Handing down the passion to the next generation is the greatest gift of all. Awesome.

Mercury Hayes dragging his toe against Virginia. The Big House double wave. For me personally - walking down the tunnel, watching pregame from the sideline and then holding the banner 3 times - nothing I have ever done compares to that except maybe playing 1 and 18 at St. Andrews.

The barn was definiately rocking both times.  In 1998, I swear I thought the place would fall down around us the crowd was just so loud.  Incredible.

Mike Legg's wrap around goal against Minnesota 

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?categoryid=2459791&id=5067041

The pissers in "old" Michigan Stadium.

Brock Mealer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVx0s8JdE7c#t=4m40sec

The Braylon Show. 

I was having dinner at a restaurant with my girlfriend (now wife)'s parents for the first time and excused myself to use the restroom.  My future father-in-law found me at the bar an hour later watching the second overtime.  He just nodded his head in understanding as Braylon tore out little brother's heart. 

Driving to Ann Arbor for a big game and seeing another Michigan fan in another car, and knowing that they're as pumped as you are, and you don't even know them. Awesome. 

Catching that first glimpse of the ginormous M on the Michigan Stadium sign as you head into Ann Arbor on I94. Awesome. 

BAND, TAKE THE FIELD! Awesome. 

Bullwinkle. Awesome.  

Watching Denard run 80 yards to score the winning TD. I'm assuming this will be AWESOME. I intend to find out this weekend. 

Walking into Michigan Stadium on Saturday, November 22, 2003 for the first time.  Awesome.

I didn't have a ticket- I watched the game on a TV in some guys van.  Awesome.

With only 3 mins. left in the game, they opened the gates and I got to rush the field.  Awesome.

My first move was to run down to the south east corner of the field and take a picture of myself with tOSU marching band in the background- many of them were in tears.  Awesome.

Michigan wins 35-21.  Awesome.

Laid on the block M at midfield while sad sack OSU players walked by.  Awesome.

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The team, the team, team.

phil brabbs

The Happening

Rainbows giving Notre Dame fans hope right before Denard Robinson crushes their souls

Rose Bowl vs Texas. He saw how much his Dad loved Michigan. Sad we lost but he became a Michigan fan for life. Priceless.

That one stands out among other good times had on South U

Was Wangler to Carter. I was 8. It was the most surreal moment of my life. Listening to Bob Ufer on the way home was amazing as well.

Sacks PSU QB on the first play, 1997 at Penn State as Michigan rolls to one of the most decisive victories vs. a top team I've EVER seen. 

Like a carpet.  Like no other grass you've ever seen.

Red Berenson

(Minus that little part where he pissed on the library...)

Losing my voice on Thursday nights at Yost (Goal Counts, etc).  Gaining it back the next morning only to lose it on Friday night at Cliff Keen.  Gaining it back the next morning only to lose it during the march to the stadium, along with subsequent screaming during each game.  Then not gaining it back until about Tuesday or Wednesday.